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Mijain Lopez wins his fifth gold

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Legendary Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez is the only athlete to win five gold medals in five separate Olympic games. The Cuban won his first Olympic gold in 2008 and achieved a historic fifth consecutive win in the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling division.

As a five-time world Olympic winner, five-time world champion and five-time Pan American Games champion, Lopez is rightfully regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

What a career!